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Enhanced multi-panel user equipment measurement for improved mobility robustness

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Assignee: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OYPriority: Aug 5, 2021Filed: Aug 5, 2021Granted: Jan 31, 2023
Est. expiryAug 5, 2041(~15.1 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
H04B 7/0639H04B 17/15H04B 17/29H04W 24/02H04W 24/08H04B 7/0404H04B 7/0874
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Abstract

Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for improving measurement accuracy for multipanel UEs with a single baseband unit are provided. One method may include receiving, by a user equipment, at least one of at least one layer 3 filter time constant Tcst_x, or at least one scaling factor, and updating, by the user equipment, at least one current filter time constant according to at least one of the received Tcst_x, or the at least one scaling factor.

Claims

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We claim: 
     
       1. An apparatus, comprising:
 at least one processor; and 
 at least one memory including computer program code, 
 wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to: 
 configure at least one layer 3 filter coefficient k L3 ; 
 transmit at least one of at least one layer 3 filter time constant T cst_x  or at least one scaling factor to at least one user equipment; and 
 calculate the at least one layer 3 filter time constant T cst_x  according to at least one of: 
 at least one layer 3 filter time constant T cst  derived from the at least one layer 3 filter coefficient k L3 ; 
 at least one sampling period of layer 3 infinite impulse response filtering; 
 at least one sampling rate; or 
 at least one scaling factor, 
 wherein the scaling factor is applied when the sampling period of a layer 3 infinite impulse response filtering is higher than T cst  or the sampling rate. 
 
     
     
       2. The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one layer 3 filter time constant T cst_x  is calculated according to:
 T cst_x =T cst +max ((T smp −max(T cst , X)), 0) tan(θ), wherein 
 
       
         
           
             
               
                 
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         X comprises a sampling rate, 
         k L3  comprises a filter coefficient associated with layer 3 infinite impulse response filtering, 
         T smp  comprises a sampling period of layer 3 infinite impulse response filtering, 
         α comprises a float, and 
         tan(θ) comprises a scaling factor. 
       
     
     
       3. The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one layer 3 filter time constant T cst_x  comprises a table. 
     
     
       4. The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one filter coefficient k L3  comprises a layer 3 infinite impulse response. 
     
     
       5. The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one scaling factor is transmitted in at least one radio resource control reconfiguration message and configured to calculate T cst_x . 
     
     
       6. The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are further configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to:
 transmit, to the at least one user equipment, at least one indication to reduce at least one time-to-trigger when the at least one user equipment applies the at least one scaling factor to at least one time characteristic of the layer 3 infinite impulse response filtering. 
 
     
     
       7. The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one layer 3 filter coefficient is updated according to the at least one layer 3 filter time constant T cst_x . 
     
     
       8. An apparatus, comprising:
 at least one processor; and 
 at least one memory including computer program code, 
 wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to: 
 receive at least one of at least one layer 3 filter time constant T cst_x  or at least one scaling factor; and 
 update at least one current filter time constant according to at least one of the received T cst_x  or the at least one scaling factor, 
 wherein the at least one layer 3 filter time constant T cst_x  is calculated according to at least one of: 
 at least one layer 3 filter time constant T cst  derived from the at least one layer 3 filter coefficient k L3 ; 
 at least sampling period of layer 3 infinite impulse response filtering; 
 at least one sampling rate; or 
 the at least one scaling factor, 
 wherein the scaling factor is applied when the sampling period of a layer 3 infinite impulse response filtering is higher than T cst  or the sampling rate. 
 
     
     
       9. The apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein the at least one filter time constant T cst_x  is calculated according to:
 T cst_x =T cst +max((T smp −max(T cst , X)), 0) tan(θ), wherein 
 
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   T 
                   
                     c 
                     ⁢ 
                     s 
                     ⁢ 
                     t 
                   
                 
                 = 
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         - 
                         X 
                       
                       · 
                       
                         ln 
                         ⁡ 
                         ( 
                         2 
                         ) 
                       
                     
                     
                       ln 
                       ⁡ 
                       ( 
                       
                         1 
                         - 
                         α 
                       
                       ) 
                     
                   
                   = 
                   
                     
                       - 
                       X 
                     
                     
                       
                         log 
                         2 
                       
                       ( 
                       
                         1 
                         - 
                         α 
                       
                       ) 
                     
                   
                 
               
               , 
             
           
         
         
           
             
               
                 α 
                 = 
                 
                   2 
                   
                     
                       - 
                       
                         k 
                         
                           L 
                           ⁢ 
                           3 
                         
                       
                     
                     4 
                   
                 
               
               , 
             
           
         
         X comprises a sampling rate, 
         k L3  comprises a filter coefficient associated with layer 3 infinite impulse response filtering, 
         T smp  comprises a sampling period of layer 3 infinite impulse response filtering, 
         α comprises a float, and 
         tan(θ) comprises a scaling factor. 
       
     
     
       10. The apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein the at least one filter coefficient k L3  comprises a layer 3 infinite impulse response. 
     
     
       11. The apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein the at least one scaling factor is transmitted in at least one radio resource control reconfiguration message and configured to calculate T cst_x . 
     
     
       12. The method of  claim 11 , wherein the at least one layer 3 filter coefficient is updated according to the at least one layer 3 filter time constant T cst_x . 
     
     
       13. The apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are further configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to:
 transmit at least one indication to reduce at least one time-to-trigger when the at least one user equipment applies the at least one scaling factor to at least one time characteristic of the layer 3 infinite impulse response filtering. 
 
     
     
       14. The apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein the at least one layer 3 filter coefficient is updated according to the at least one layer 3 filter time constant T cst_x . 
     
     
       15. A method, comprising:
 receiving, by a user equipment, at least one of at least one layer 3 filter time constant T cst_x  or at least one scaling factor; and 
 updating, by the user equipment, at least one current filter time constant according to at least one of the received T cst_x  or the at least one scaling factor, 
 wherein the scaling factor is applied when sampling period of a layer 3 infinite impulse response filtering is higher than T cst  or the sampling rate. 
 
     
     
       16. The method of  claim 15 , wherein the at least one layer 3 filter time constant T cst_x  is calculated according to at least one of:
 at least one layer 3 filter time constant T cst  derived from the at least one layer 3 filter coefficient k L3 ; 
 at least one sampling period T smp  of layer 3 infinite impulse response filtering; 
 at least one sampling rate X; or 
 the at least one scaling factor. 
 
     
     
       17. The method of  claim 15 , wherein the at least one filter time constant T cst_x  is calculated according to:
 T cst_x =T cst +max ((T smp −max(T cst , X)), 0) tan(θ), wherein 
 
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   T 
                   
                     c 
                     ⁢ 
                     s 
                     ⁢ 
                     t 
                   
                 
                 = 
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         - 
                         X 
                       
                       · 
                       
                         ln 
                         ⁡ 
                         ( 
                         2 
                         ) 
                       
                     
                     
                       ln 
                       ⁡ 
                       ( 
                       
                         1 
                         - 
                         α 
                       
                       ) 
                     
                   
                   = 
                   
                     
                       - 
                       X 
                     
                     
                       
                         log 
                         2 
                       
                       ( 
                       
                         1 
                         - 
                         α 
                       
                       ) 
                     
                   
                 
               
               , 
             
           
         
         
           
             
               
                 α 
                 = 
                 
                   2 
                   
                     
                       - 
                       
                         k 
                         
                           L 
                           ⁢ 
                           3 
                         
                       
                     
                     4 
                   
                 
               
               , 
             
           
         
         X comprises a sampling rate, 
         k L3  comprises a filter coefficient associated with layer 3 infinite impulse response filtering, 
         T smp  comprises a sampling period of layer 3 infinite impulse response filtering, 
         a comprises a float, and 
         tan(θ) comprises a scaling factor. 
       
     
     
       18. The method of  claim 15 , wherein the at least one scaling factor is transmitted in at least one radio resource control reconfiguration message and configured to calculate T cst_x .

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